An aerial view shows a collapsed section of Kumamoto Castle's stone moat wall in Kumamoto, Japan, Tuesday, after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture. Reuteres-Yonhap
The tremor of a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Japan on Tuesday was reported in parts of Korea, authorities said.
The earthquake struck 23 kilometers south of Japan's Kumamoto at 4:27 p.m., according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).
In the southeastern port city of Busan, authorities said more than 170 phone calls reporting the tremor were received. Some people had evacuated.
People on the upper floors of buildings reported feeling the shaking and that parked vehicles moved slightly.
